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Serbian prosecutors: Djokovic's COVID-19 test was valid

Djokovic was deported from Australia and barred from playing in the Australian Open last month because he failed to meet Australia’s strict COVID-19 vaccination requirements.

Montenegro

Montenegro's prime minister warns of government collapse ahead of vote

Zdravko Krivokapic has urged lawmakers to vote for new elections on Friday.

Serbia

Western embassies reject Serbian PM’s protest allegations

The embassies of Germany, the UK, and the US issued a joint statement rejecting PM Ana Brnabić's claims that the environmental protests against Rio Tinto's now-cancelled lithium mine in western Serbia had "Western backers".

Serbia

Serbian government scraps planned lithium mine after protests

Serbian PM Ana Brnabić said on Thursday that the government has cancelled all prior licences for Rio Tinto's planned mine in the west of the country.

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Serbia

Rio Tinto announces pushback in new lithium mine project in Serbia

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić said on Tuesday that the Serbian government would not make any decisions without consulting the local communities first.

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Djokovic arrives in Belgrade, walks through airport

Novak Djokovic arrived in his native Serbia after being deported from Australia because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19, ending his hopes of defending his Australian Open title.

Serbia

Serbia votes in a referendum on possible constitutional changes

The ballot focuses on the changes in the election of judges and prosecutors that authorities say are aimed at boosting their independence in the country where the judiciary is widely seen as corrupt and politically controlled.

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Hundreds protest against potential lithium mining in Serbia

Hundreds of environmental protesters demanding the cancellation of lithium mining projects in Serbia blocked roads and a border crossing.

Kosovo

Kosovo stops Serbian trucks carrying ballot papers at border

Kosovo says that Serbia cannot distribute ballot papers to minority voters.

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Masked dancers chase away evil at a festival in Bulgaria

Masked dancers carry on an ancient Bulgarian carnival tradition, in the belief that it helps ward off evil spirits.

Australia

Djokovic back in detention as legal challenge moves to high court

A new appeal hearing has been set for Sunday after the immigration minister cancelled the tennis champion's visa for the second time, days before the Australian Open.

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Djokovic fans celebrate outside lawyer's office

Tennis star Novak Djokovic won a court battle to stay in Australia to contest the Australian Open despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19, but the government threatened to cancel his visa a second time.

Serbia

Serbia: Lithium mine opponents block roads in bad weather

Hundreds of people in Serbia spent part of a holiday weekend blocking roads to protest plans for lithium mining in the Balkan country.

Serbia

Serbia's Mokra Gora ranked among best tourist villages in the world

Chosen amongst 170 registered places from 75 countries around the world, the people of Mokra Gora already knew that they lived in "the best tourist village in the world" before it was officially confirmed.

My Europe Series

Novak Djokovic: The tennis superstar, the anti-vaxxer, the nationalist

After the tennis world No. 1 was refused entry into Australia to compete at 2022's first Grand Slam, his conspiracy theorist and nationalist beliefs came to the fore once again.

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Russian Orthodox Church hold main midnight Christmas service

The majority of Orthodox believers celebrate Christmas on January 7, with midnight services especially popular.

Culture news

Serbia's Orthodox Christians gather for January's Christmas traditions

Though Serbia's COVID-19 figures are at new highs, hundreds attended the traditional Christmas Eve Divine Liturgy in the St. Sava temple in Belgrade, Serbia.

World News

Orthodox Christians observe Christmas amid virus concerns

The Serbian Patriarch prayed for medical workers fighting the virus and for those sick to recover quickly.

Art

Transforming Novi Sad: Serbia's first European Capital of Culture

Novi Sad's role as one of three European Capitals of Culture commences on January 13. We take a look at what a year's worth of programmes could bring to the city.

Serbia

Hundreds of protesters in Serbia call for an end to lithium mine plan

Environmental issues have gained public attention in the Balkan nation as a result of various problems with waste management air and water pollution.

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